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Why were Romans forced to fight?
The Romans were forced to fight only a few times. One example was when Italy was invaded by Hannibal, the Carthaginians general, in the Second Punic War.
Who did the Romans fight againts in the punic war?
Carthage.
What year did Hannibal fight the Romans in the Punic war?
Hannibal fought the Romans throughout the Second Punic War (218 BC-202 BC). He fought in Italy from 218 BC to 203 BC. In 202 BC he was recalled to Africa (Tunisia) to fight against the Roman campaign there.
Where did the Romans and the Carthaginians fight in the first punic war?
Mainly Sicily and at sea.
What city-state did Romans fight after the Punic War?
Corinth was destroyed 146 BCE.
Who did Rome fight in the last Punic war?
Carthage, also in the second and third Punic Wars. Punic was a word for Phoenician, and the Carthagininans were Phoenicians.
Why do you think the Romans will fight a third and final Punic War?
To put an end to Carthage as a competitor in the Western Mediterranean.
How did the Carthaginians surprise the Romans in the second Punic War?
The Carthaginian general Hannibal surprised the Romans in the Second Punic War by crossing the Alps with his army and attacking them from an unexpected direction. This allowed Hannibal to bypass their defenses and strike deep into Roman territory. This strategy caught the Romans off guard and forced them to fight on unfamiliar terrain.
Why did Romans fight the Punic Wars what did they gain?
Control of the Western Mediterranean; control of the Western Mediterranean.
Why did they fight in the Second Punic War?
A struggle for domination of the Western Mediterranean between Rome and Carthage.
Why did Ancient Greece fight the Romans?
As the Romans expanded their empire to the east, they intruded into Greece. It started with retribution against Macedonia for its support of Carthage during the Second Punic War, the in taking sided in inter-Greek wars, and finally simply to incorporate the Greek world within its empire.
Who did the Romans fight with in the punic wars?
The Romans , throughout the Punic Wars (264 to 146 BC) , fought against Carthage (Notably Hannibal.) for hegemony in the Mediterranean . The Romans persevered over their Carthaginians opponents and , at the end , razed the city of Carthage and it's citizens were sold into slavery .
